On Sunday 6th February, the Queen is expected to privately mark Accession Day - the day that her father King George VI died in 1952, and she became Queen.

Her Majesty viewed jubilee memorabilia and cards from well-wishers ahead of a weekend that will mark the start of her record-breaking Platinum Jubilee year, marking 70 years on the throne and making her the first monarch to ever reach that milestone.

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